A home automation (HA) system may include addressable HA devices each having associated therewith a respective device capability, device configuration, and device state. The HA system may also include a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices. The HA system may also include a home device message queue controller and a home device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices. The cloud message queue controller and the home device message queue controller may synchronize device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices.
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1. An automation system comprising: a plurality of addressable automation devices each having associated therewith at least one of a respective device configuration, device capability, and device state; a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; and a local device message queue controller and a local device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; said cloud message queue controller and said local device message queue controller synchronizing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices.
2. The automation system according to claim 1 wherein said cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable HA devices.
3. The automation system according to claim 1 comprising a local client device comprising a local client device controller and local client device memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices upon synchronization with said local message queue controller.
4. The automation system according to claim 3 wherein said local client device controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable automation devices.
5. The automation system according to claim 1 comprising a cloud client device comprising a cloud client device controller and cloud client device memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices upon synchronization with said cloud message queue controller.
6. The automation system according to claim 5 wherein said cloud client device controller exchanges messages with said cloud message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable automation devices.
7. The automation system according to claim 1 wherein the respective device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.
8. The automation system according to claim 1 wherein the respective device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.
9. The automation system according to claim 1 wherein the respective device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.
10. An electronic device for a automation system comprising a plurality of addressable automation devices each having associated therewith at least one of a respective device configuration, device capability, and device state, the electronic device comprising: a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; and a local device message queue controller and a local device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; said cloud message queue controller and said local device message queue controller synchronizing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices.
11. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein said cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable automation devices.
12. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein the respective device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.
13. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein the respective device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.
14. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein each device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.
15. A method of communicating with a plurality of addressable automation devices each having associated therewith at least one of a respective device configuration, device capability, and device state, the method comprising: using a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; and using a local device message queue controller and a local device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices; the cloud message queue controller and the local device message queue controller synchronizing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices.
16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with the local message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable automation devices.
17. The method according to claim 15 wherein a local client device exchanges messages with the local message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable automation devices, the local client device storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices upon synchronization with the local message queue controller.
18. The method according to claim 15 wherein a cloud client device controller exchanges messages with the cloud message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable automation devices, the cloud client controller storing the at least one of the respective device configuration, device capability, and device state for each of the plurality of addressable automation devices upon synchronization with the cloud message queue controller.
19. The method according to claim 15 wherein the respective device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.
20. The method according to claim 15 wherein the respective device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.
21. The method according to claim 15 wherein the respective device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.
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